Bab 655: Like Nothing Happened

"YOU BASTARDS!!! WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOUR COMMANDER COVERED YOUR ESCAPE?!" 

A booming, furious voice reverberated through the vast metallic room as a middle-aged man seized one of his subordinates by the collar, his eyes shifting to a translucent red.

"C-Commander Maverick, please calm down!" The underling nervously replied "It was our hidden strike force's commander's order. He told us to immediately retreat with our escape scrolls once we retrieve the target item."

Upon hearing his underling's explanation, Maverick ever-so-slightly managed to tone his anger down.

If it was Shye's orders, then the hidden strike force elites truly had no choice but to obey, as it would be insubordination to not do so.

Still, Hadean Varsa had a protocol where a commander's safety was to be prioritized at every mission.